The crypto community is more focused on privacy compared to other internet users. The pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto explained in the crypto’s whitepaper how the digital token can keep users’ financial transactions more private.
Meanwhile, the Tor network plays a major role in developing cryptos. Bitcoin core nodes, provide users with the ability to send traffic over an encrypted privacy network to hide the node’s IP addresses. According to the bitcoin network tracking site Bitnodes, over 51% of nodes run over the Tor network.
The Tor Project first started accepting bitcoin donations in 2013, before expanding to accept nine other cryptocurrencies in 2019.
